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| Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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| Jan. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Jan. 2023 |
Sept. 2023 |
Oct. 2023 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
204,062 | 205,022 | 204,608 | 204,062 | 204,756 | 204,867 | 204,949 | 205,022 | 204,608 |
Civilian labor force |
126,133 | 126,748 | 126,338 | 126,729 | 127,755 | 127,612 | 127,773 | 127,226 | 126,962 |
Participation rate |
61.8 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 62.1 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 |
Employed |
121,675 | 122,552 | 121,515 | 122,796 | 123,403 | 123,198 | 123,550 | 122,802 | 122,663 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.6 | 59.8 | 59.4 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 59.9 | 60.0 |
Unemployed |
4,458 | 4,196 | 4,823 | 3,933 | 4,352 | 4,414 | 4,223 | 4,424 | 4,299 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
77,928 | 78,274 | 78,270 | 77,333 | 77,001 | 77,255 | 77,177 | 77,796 | 77,646 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
65,973 | 66,172 | 65,675 | 66,124 | 66,615 | 66,363 | 66,695 | 66,405 | 65,869 |
Participation rate |
69.8 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 69.8 |
Employed |
63,596 | 63,912 | 63,018 | 64,208 | 64,313 | 64,148 | 64,559 | 64,208 | 63,674 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.3 | 67.3 | 66.8 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 67.5 |
Unemployed |
2,377 | 2,260 | 2,657 | 1,916 | 2,302 | 2,215 | 2,136 | 2,197 | 2,195 |
Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,601 | 55,902 | 56,154 | 55,684 | 56,349 | 56,209 | 56,130 | 55,844 | 56,219 |
Participation rate |
57.2 | 57.3 | 57.6 | 57.3 | 57.8 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 57.2 | 57.6 |
Employed |
53,977 | 54,419 | 54,474 | 54,137 | 54,767 | 54,621 | 54,609 | 54,175 | 54,615 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.6 | 55.8 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 56.2 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 55.5 | 56.0 |
Unemployed |
1,624 | 1,483 | 1,679 | 1,547 | 1,583 | 1,588 | 1,521 | 1,669 | 1,604 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,559 | 4,674 | 4,510 | 4,921 | 4,790 | 5,040 | 4,947 | 4,976 | 4,874 |
Participation rate |
36.5 | 37.3 | 35.6 | 39.4 | 38.2 | 40.2 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 38.4 |
Employed |
4,101 | 4,221 | 4,022 | 4,451 | 4,323 | 4,430 | 4,382 | 4,418 | 4,374 |
Employment-population ratio |
32.9 | 33.7 | 31.7 | 35.7 | 34.5 | 35.4 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 34.5 |
Unemployed |
458 | 453 | 487 | 470 | 467 | 611 | 565 | 558 | 500 |
Unemployment rate |
10.0 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,487 | 34,853 | 34,813 | 34,487 | 34,751 | 34,788 | 34,821 | 34,853 | 34,813 |
Civilian labor force |
21,544 | 21,955 | 21,904 | 21,685 | 21,900 | 21,902 | 22,171 | 22,094 | 22,051 |
Participation rate |
62.5 | 63.0 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.3 |
Employed |
20,335 | 20,896 | 20,703 | 20,512 | 20,650 | 20,636 | 20,886 | 20,952 | 20,887 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.0 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.4 | 59.3 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 60.0 |
Unemployed |
1,209 | 1,059 | 1,201 | 1,173 | 1,251 | 1,266 | 1,285 | 1,143 | 1,164 |
Unemployment rate |
5.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Not in labor force |
12,943 | 12,898 | 12,909 | 12,803 | 12,851 | 12,886 | 12,650 | 12,759 | 12,762 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,038 | 10,229 | 10,197 | 10,099 | 10,201 | 10,048 | 10,299 | 10,294 | 10,266 |
Participation rate |
68.2 | 68.7 | 68.9 | 68.6 | 68.8 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 69.4 |
Employed |
9,461 | 9,771 | 9,606 | 9,562 | 9,631 | 9,520 | 9,648 | 9,821 | 9,717 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.2 | 65.7 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 64.1 | 64.9 | 66.0 | 65.7 |
Unemployed |
577 | 459 | 590 | 537 | 570 | 528 | 651 | 473 | 548 |
Unemployment rate |
5.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,790 | 10,964 | 10,940 | 10,811 | 10,890 | 11,065 | 11,067 | 11,014 | 10,967 |
Participation rate |
62.6 | 63.0 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.2 | 62.9 |
Employed |
10,276 | 10,483 | 10,416 | 10,303 | 10,403 | 10,475 | 10,533 | 10,486 | 10,445 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.6 | 60.2 | 59.8 | 59.7 | 59.9 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.2 | 59.9 |
Unemployed |
514 | 481 | 525 | 508 | 487 | 590 | 534 | 528 | 521 |
Unemployment rate |
4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
716 | 762 | 767 | 775 | 809 | 789 | 805 | 786 | 819 |
Participation rate |
28.5 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 30.9 | 31.7 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 31.6 |
Employed |
599 | 643 | 681 | 647 | 615 | 642 | 705 | 644 | 724 |
Employment-population ratio |
23.9 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 24.2 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 27.9 |
Unemployed |
118 | 120 | 86 | 128 | 193 | 147 | 100 | 142 | 95 |
Unemployment rate |
16.4 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 23.9 | 18.7 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 11.6 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,541 | 17,896 | 17,930 | 17,541 | 17,633 | 17,593 | 17,769 | 17,896 | 17,930 |
Civilian labor force |
11,196 | 11,384 | 11,495 | 11,261 | 11,587 | 11,490 | 11,548 | 11,436 | 11,559 |
Participation rate |
63.8 | 63.6 | 64.1 | 64.2 | 65.7 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 63.9 | 64.5 |
Employed |
10,856 | 11,054 | 11,146 | 10,936 | 11,255 | 11,134 | 11,144 | 11,084 | 11,223 |
Employment-population ratio |
61.9 | 61.8 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 63.8 | 63.3 | 62.7 | 61.9 | 62.6 |
Unemployed |
340 | 330 | 349 | 325 | 332 | 356 | 404 | 353 | 336 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Not in labor force |
6,345 | 6,511 | 6,435 | 6,281 | 6,047 | 6,103 | 6,221 | 6,459 | 6,372 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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